NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies Rashtriya Lok Dal and Nationalist Congress Party has called out the Uttar Pradesh government for its recent decision for eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route. RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary asked the UP government to retract its order requiring eateries along the Kanwar route to display the names of…
Jasmine Bhasin, who is popularly known for her Punjabi films and her participation in Bigg Boss season 15, is currently facing a challenging period in her life. On June 17, the actress experienced a significant eye issue after wearing lenses for an event, resulting in her corneas being bandaged. However, the actress has been recovering…
Messy is an understatement to describe the state of Indian wrestling in the run-up to the Olympics. Fair to suffice that the sport was grappling and witnessed bouts off the mat than on it. The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) struggled to get out of the controversy that revolved around its former president Brij Bhushan…
NEW DELHI: AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi criticised the Uttar Pradesh government’s recent directive requiring food shops along the Kanwar Yatra route to display nameplates with the proprietors’ details. Speaking after the all-party meeting, Owaisi condemned the order as unconstitutional and accused the state government of “promoting untouchability” and “discrimination against Muslims“.“We said that if any…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday thanked Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren after the latter offered a monetary assistance of Rs 2 crore to the flood affected northeastern state.Taking to X, Sarma said, “Hon’ble CM of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren Ji has graciously offered Rs 2 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief…
NEW DELHI: A retired engineer and his wife have been arrested in Pune following a road rage incident where a 27-year-old woman was beaten. The incident took place on Baner-Pashan Road on Saturday afternoon.The victim, Jerlyn Dsilva, a marketing and communications manager at Sheraton Grand Pune, was riding her two-wheeler with her two children, aged…
KOZHIKODE: The 14-year-old boy from Pandikkad in Malappuram, who tested positive for Nipah infection on Saturday, died while under treatment at the Kozhikode government medical college on Sunday morning. The state government has intensified preventive measures, including curbs in Pandikkad and Anakkayam panchayats, and has stepped up contact tracing efforts.Health Minister Veena George said in…
NEW DELHI: The government on Sunday convened an all party meeting, chaired by Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, in preparation for the upcoming Budget session of Parliament. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju organised the meeting with floor leaders from various political parties to discuss the issues they plan to address during the session.Congress leader Jairam…
NEW DELHI: India’s elderly population is expected to double by 2050, said UNFPA India chief Andrea Wojnar in an interview to PTI on Sunday. She further said that elderly women would be “more likely to live alone and face poverty”. With the Union Budget 2024 set to be presented on Tuesday, Wojnar said that there…
NEW DELHI: Employees of Southwest Key Programs Inc., the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children in the United States, have been accused of sexually abusing and harassing children in their care for at least eight years, according to a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department. The allegations, which span from 2015 to the present,…
